MAIL TRIBUNE, Madferd, Or.
Thursday, August 6, 1959
Champion Bread
Bakers at HEC
Contest Named
Champion bread bakers at
the 4-H home economics con
test being held this week at
the courthouse auditorium
were Alice Woolfolk, senior,
and Georgia Hubbard, junior,
both of the Antelope 4-H cook
ing club.
t The bread baking Contests
were held Monday and Tues
day. Contests and demonstra
tions will continue through
Saturday and the public is in
vited to attend.
; Janice Blank won the cham
pion award in the blanket
stitch contest and Jennifer
Nevin was champion in button
sewing.
. In the home living contests
Anita Pierce, Carol Myers,
and Pat Striplin won red
awards, Aletta Myers won a
white award and Glenna
Brown won the exhibitor
award. .
Other award winners were:
CHAT---
" Senior bread baking S h'a rti
Coffman. JoAnna Mailoroy, blue
njvards; Linda Cornutt, Nyla Mur
ray, red awards; nancy McKay,
Pfetay Charley. Bonnie Smith,
Elaine McKay, white awards. Pau
line Denyer. exhibitor award.
'Junior bread baking Charlotte
Bush. Karen Jossy, Marsha Wat
son, blue awards; Doris Young,
Georgia Mitchel. red awards; Su
san Hall, Frances Huffman. Susie
Carroll, white awards.
-Blanket stitch Loreita Pierce,
ft on a Mever. Marlene Nouguier,
Hue awards; Shawn Caperna,
Amy Jo Helm. Susan Hess, Duanis
Millard. Jillinda Arthur, Margaret
Carnegie. Susan Head, red awaras;
Marcir Miller. Molly Ely. Carmen
Parlow, Lynda Bradshaw. Sandra
Hammonds. Diane Millard. Joyce
Drennen, Sallie Eaton. Marcia Ber
teau, Doreen Blumenfeld, Arlene
Moore. Susan . whinihan, white
awards.
Button sewing Terry Calhoun,
blue award: Marilyn Learning,
Kathy Rempert, Mady Drennen,
Jeanette Hoglen. Rose Trautman.
Nancy Carroll. Elaine Meyer, Carol
Roach. Terry McManama, juay
Waltz, red awards: Donna Weit
man. Rosemary Rempert, Cherylee
Becker, Anita Bradshaw. Linda
Moore. Donna Young Carol Mil
lard. Jean Bailey. Linda Chisum,
Judy Barnum, iSancy oay, ooyn
flood rirh Theresa Keveomb,
Dawn Oliver. Sandra Paulson,
white awards; Ann AKins, exniDi
tor" award.
FARM
NOTES
Washigton IUPD The Agri
culture Department has re
ported that poultry used in
canned and other processed
foods totaled 20,319,000
pounds in June, 5 per cent
less than in same month one
year ago.
Washington OJPD The Agri
culture Department has
named 37 wheat varieties as
undesirable because of infe
rior milling or baking quali
ties. They will be discounted
20 cents a bushel in price sup
port rates on the 1960 crop.
Washington-(UPtt--The House
has overwhelmingly approved
over Agriculture Department
opposition a hike in federal
funds to subsidize milk-drink
ing by school children.
Washington -(UPD- Small
Business Administrator Wen
dell B. Barnes says his
agency's loans to the poultry
industry have " been only a
"negligible" factor in the cur
rent egg and chicken surplus,
Washington -4UPD- The Agri
cultural Department has pre
dicted that retail food prices
for the last half or 1959 would
continue to average a little be
low last year's level due to
bigger supplies.
By JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribune Firm Editor
Home country! This is both a sad and nostalgic name.
As you read this we will be visiting many of the places
where our "keel was layed." It wiH be good to smell the
sharp, clean cutting salt air, watch the white sea gulls wheel
in over the blue green waters of Puget Sound, see the Cas
cades and Olympics in the distance pierce the blue sky with
their snowy peaks-and the towering majesty of Mt. Rainier.
It will be a sad trip because none of those who raised us,
or drug us up, will be there to shout their welcomes. This
includes the country schoolmaster type who dinned into our
ears the remark, "It's not so much what you know but what
you do with what you know." 'No, the spunky little Irish
grandmother who once drove a farm team through wheat
fields of North Dakota "as good as any man" won't be there,
either.
But there will be many other people to visit and places
to see which have probably gone through many changes.
Some we have noted in previous visits. The half-mile stretch
of country road down which we used to walk to the store
is now a smooth, black asphalt ribbon of connecting high
way. The old white school-house which always seemed to
have a hornets nest under one weathered board is now: a
community club for this suburb of Seattle. And if that com
munity club is like others we know the hornets, figuratively,
still buzz at times.
The lake in this same country spot where we used to
catch bass anJ perch has probably long since been fished
out. It was in this same spot where we gobbled up too much
raspberry jam and got sick on it, got into a large variety of
mischief and got spanked for it, picked up slivers from an
outhouse seat and learned to prime the old well pump.
Once again we hope to feel the slosh-slosh of water under
the bow of a sailboat as it spreads its white wings and heels
into a breeze. We might even ride horseback along a road
on which we once raced the old schoolbus with both horse
and bus hitting a pretty good clip. .
We will probably visit an old country weekly which
hasn't been modernized much oven the years. We hope the
veteran printer will be there with his passion for all kinds
of pills and pinball machines and who "has "edikated" a
good many apprentice printers.
In the same little old country town we hope to renew
acquaintance wtih the old hardware merchant who railed
against human weakness from the pulpit on Sundays and
took sharp, profitable advantage of those weaknesses during
the week. This is the same town where a salty old Repub
lican storekeeper threatened td shoot the tails off 'coonskin
caps worn by the mayor and weekly newspaper publisher.
This was when Estes Kefauver of the 'coonskin caD state
was riding high as a presidential candidate. Democrats and
Republicans often form sharp skirmish lines there, too.
A two-weeks vacation won't be long enough to visit all
old friends and relatives, but it will be fun trying.
. Washington - (UPD Rep.
Leonor Sullivan (D-Mo.) has
told the House Agriculture
Committee that if Congress is
going to hand out food to
people all over the world it
should begin its , charity at
home.
Washington (UPD Demo
cratic Sens. Stuart Symington
' (Mo.) and Eugene McCarthy
(Minn.) have demanded that
President Eisenhower tell Con
gress exactly what he meant
when he said he wanted a "de
cent" farm program.
Washington (UPD The Agri
cultural Department has re
ported that the spring lamb
crop was .? per cent higher
than last year and 10 per cent
above the 1948-1957 average.
The eee nieture looker! a little T-iriuhten .Tulw 9n 9Kn4.
inZ to the OSC eSS and noultrv market review Snnnlv anrl
demand more nearly balanced to raise the prices a little.
iMauonauy, tne number ot egg-type chicks hatched dur-
ine June was down 34 tier rent from -Tune laat vssr ipmrf.
ing to Charles, M. Fischer, OSC poultry marketing specialist.
The number of broiler-type chicks hatched was down 6 per
cent compared to the same period a year ago. However, low
prices on ice-pack imports weakened the fryer market.
At Portland by July 20, producer prices on Grade Double
A Large eggs advanced 3- cents during a two-week period.
Grade A Lar?e advancer! 2 rents a tm&r ritVi CZmAa TlnnWo
C, .w H HWHVU . . . 1 . .AUUV. JUtWUhA
A Mediums up 3 cents. Grade Double A Smalls remained
aooui sieaay.
On' July 20. nrices nairl nrndiirers on TVmMo A T.aroe
eggs, delivered and graded at Portland were from 38 to 40Vfc
cents a dozen. Grade A Large sold at 30 to 32 cents. Double
A Mediums were listed' at 30 to 32 cents with Double A
Smalls quoted at 18 to 21Vz cents a dozen.
As of July 20, fryers at the ranch were being quoted at
18 to 19 cents. Liffht hens were lister! at 7
with heavy hens at 9 cents. This meant a weakening of fi-trei-
prices during the two weeks preceding July 20.
We seem to be eettine renorts the Rerl -.ninff Huectt
auction sales-nicely mimeographed reports. The first was
dated July 21, but we were unable to' use it due to the
usual squeeze-Dress the advertising rlenartment to it ue in
Will try to sqeeze it in from time to time by putting it in
smaner type, ao you wno nave been straining your eyes on
baseball statistics all SlimmGT fat TtlYW strain vnnr avae n-n
livestock sales reports. The other reportsr are, we hope, stack
ing up on me xarm aesK. ,
According to the July 21 report, salable cattle ran 1,280
including about 200 calves. Ahmit
- f v v. "ii- "uyyxj
were of the stocker and feeder classes. The remainder were
mainly slaughter cows. Auction was active. Slaughter steers
cuia ueiiers were scarce, biaugnter cows were weak to 50
cents lower. Slaughter bulls, slaughter calves, stockers and
iceuers unaer ou pounas, ail steady, .feeders over 800 pounds
sieaay xo iirm. x our loads came from southern Oregon. Bulk
of the supply sold to California accounts with a few feeder
loads to Nebraska accounts.
Just about a year ago we learned that OSC is experi
menting with midget chickens. The idea is that smaller hens
might eat less feed and produce more eggs per pound of
feed consumed. With the current drop in the egg market
the egg-feed ration is emphasized even more. Recently we
learned that the flock of midget chickens is growing-now
number 125. Dr. Paul Bernier, OSC poultry department, is
now in the- middle of experiments comparing feed consump
tion, egg production, etc. with normal size chickens. His
study results should be released in the near future.
As you can see we are cleaning out our files before
going on vacation. These consist of two larera nirAr.'A
boxes kept in an unusued upstairs bedroom. (The baby can't
... i i . . .
i.i dwx uiai lar yei so iney are sate-temporarily.) Lots of
interesting information sometimes lies buried there.
Glancing through the American Farm Bureau Federation
letter we notice 200 Farm Bureau leaders of western states
met in Salt Lake City, Sunday," July 19, to discuss major
school problems. Wouldn't be a bit surprised if the recent
Phoenix-Talent consolidation fuss was aired. Southern Oregon
actions reverberate a lot .further than many people think.
During a meeting this spring in Boise, Ida., of irrigation
people, the Eagle Point irrigation district hassle was brought
up by men from distant states. News of the local irrigation
district's troubles will no doubt make it impossible to hire
a good manager when the present capable manager resigns.
He has tried to many times even before the current pesti
ferous troubles, according to inside dope. For that matter
how many people will want to serve on the district board?
It would pay more farmers to attend the planning com
mission meetings and perhaps to drop into county court once
in a while to listen to what goes on. Every so often inter
esting things happen-like proposing to regulate the size of
roadside fruit stands and passing over irrigation rights for
recreation sites. '
Washington -(UPD- The Agri
cultural Department said to
day mid-year prospects point
to lower crop production this
year than last, but a rising
livestock farm output within 2
per cent of the 1958 peak.
Washington (UPD The Food
and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations said to
day representatives of 19 coun
tries will take part in a semi
nar and study tour of water
shed management programs
and facilities in the United
States. The program is sched
uled to begin here Aug. 10 and
will continue through Oct. 5.
Washington -(UPD- The Agri
cultural Department has offer
ed to buy canned peaches,
packed in 1959, for use in the
national school lunch program.
Anaplasmosis Sets High Rate
Salem - More than a hun
dred cases of anaplasmosis in
cattle were reported during
June to the state department
of agriculture by practicing
veterinarians
The reports came from sev
en counties, with the heaviest
incidence in one Benton coun
ty herd. Other counties report
ing the disease: Jackson,
Klamath, Malheur, Wallowa,
Morrow and Umatilla.
Brucellosis (Bang's) reactors
found in June testing totaled
174.. '
The. monthly animal disease
reports also show 41 cases of
swine erysipelas " in Multno
mah, Douglas and Wallowa
counties and a single case of
equine encephalomyelitis in
Klamath county.
The state animal diagnostic
laboratory in Corvallis, test
ing for leptospirosis, found 12
reactors in cattle and one in
horses. The report shows 90,
262 animals from six states
moved through the Portland
and Ontario yards under su
pervision of stockyard veteri
narians. - . .
The federal veterinarian's,
office at Salem , reported ex
port certificates were issued
in June on 35,540 hatching
eggs, ,44,869 poultry, 19 head
of cattle and -three horses.
Countries to which these ship
ments were made included
included Canada, Ceylon,
Guam, Spain and Trinidad.
The Indian ocean covers
about 28,356,000 square miles.
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This Week's Home of Distinction
Here is a home which re-room, fining and ; bedroom
search has proven to be out
standing in value. A practical
home that can built on an
economy budget, yet styled ac:
cording to the latest concepts
of good home planning.
A workshop for the man of
the house opens of fthe double
garage. Access . to the rear
yard is available from . the
service area as well as to the
garage. This feature assures
that groceries and other pur
chases will not have to be car
ried any great distance when
unloading the car and is also
very practical on rainy days.
The water closets in both of
tne bedroom baths are semi
concealed. They both have
long pullman lavatories which,
among other advantages, offer
an unusual amount of storage
area for bath items and linens,
in the drawers and on the
shelves. The half bath off the
service 'could be enlarged to
include a shower.
The living room, family
hallway open off the large
front entry. If preferred, the
dining room could be used as
a fourth bedroom and the din
ing table located in the family
room. An eating bar for in
formal family meals separates
the kitchen from the family
room.
The living and family rooms
and the outside patio flow to
gether through the sliding
doors to add rto the size of
these areas. :
The master bedroom has the
luxury " of a dressing room
with two wardrobes . and a
vanity table while the other
two bedrooms have ample
wardrobe space. ;
. A large closet housing both
the .water heater and forced
air furnace is centrally locate
ed 'off the bedroom hallway
for economy -of installation
and efficiency in operation.
Three other clothes closets, a
linen closet plus an oversized
Rare Trees Seen
By 4-H Members
While on an overnight trip v and southern Oregon. It grows
broom closet also open onto
the hallway.
Complete working drawing of the
above plan can be obtained at a
cost of $7.50 for the first set and
$5 for each additional' set. when
ordered at the same time. This
plan will be available for a period
of four months from this date.
Please allow two weeks for. de
livery. If the above home does not
entirely meet with-your satisfaction,
a new home plan book. Homes for
Living, may De purchased for si
Send all orders for either plans or
books to Hiwatha Estes, P. O. Box
404-T, Northridge, Calif.
Care Needed for Electric
1 - . - ...... - - , . - ,-
Pumping Systems To Be Safe
By ANDREW H. SCHMIDT
Copco Agricultural Field Man
Though electric pumping
systems are relatively trouble-
free and easy to maintain a
few precautions must be ob
served for "safety's sake."
These precautions have been
well observed in the Rogue
Valley since electrical "acci
dents have been few in num
ber. These few often result
in serious burns or deaths, so
a goal of no accidents is wor
thy working toward.
Awards
Set at
Banquet
Armory
An awards banquet to hon
or 4-H club and Future Farm
ers of America winners at the
coming country fair will be
held August 27 at 7 p.m. in
the Medford armory.
Over 1,000 4-H club and
FFA members, parents and
friends are expected to attend
the event, which is being
planned by Jackson County
Young Farmers.
Frank Hunt, Phoenix-Hill-
crest rd., is banquet chairman.
Tickets for the dinner may be
purchased from members of
Young Farmers or from the
banquet booth at the fair Aug.
n-22. Sales will be closed
Saturday, Aug. 22, at 6 p.m
Don Bohnert, Central
Point, is secretary; Robert Da
mon, Little Butte star route,
Eagle Point, banquet publicity
chairman; and Ed Meeker,
Phoenix-Hillcrest rd., presi
dent. :
The banquet will take the
place of the annual awards
night of the fair.
A most important precau- pipes are
tion is to ground the motor
and switch boxes. The ground
can consist of a three-fourths
of an inch or larger pipe or
rod driven 8 feet into the
ground. Stray currents from
the motor and switch -boxes
are carried to the ground by
the connecting wire.
Proper fusing of the motor
protects property as well as
life. The large fuses protect
the wiring from overheating
which can cause a fire in case
of short circuit.
Equally important, however,
is tne overload lusmg. mis
protection will disconnect the
motor before the motor's wind
ings overheat. Heat in the
motor destroys the insulation
anc" can result in a short to
the motor frame which, of
course, is a dangerous situa
tion.
Observe Precaution
A few precautions should be
observed in managing an irri
gation system. Probably most
important is the caution
against against bringing
sprinkler pipe in contact with
electric wires. Some system
should be devised by each
owner to alert him when he
approaches electric wires. An
exceptionally hazardous time
is during the spring when
lifted to shake out
dust that has accumulated
over the winter. Another
point, young people who "are
given the task of handling
sprinkler pipe should be care
fully supervised.
Even though modern pumps
and switches are enclosed,
they can still be a hazard.
Where installations cannot be
observed or where people fre- .
quently. pass near an installa
tion, an enclosure will help in
sure against an accident. The
fence will also insure against
tan pering with the pump "op
eration. The precautions for "safe
ty's sake" are not numerous
nor complicated. Observe
them - he life you save may
be your own.
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Stress Converted to
Color by New Plasfjc
Phoenixville, Pa. - (Science
Service) - Stress is converted
into color by a doubly refrac
tive plastic used to test stress
and strain of parts of jet air
liners and anti-missile mis
siles. -
The transparent plastic is
placed over the part, of the
plane under examination.
When the part is deformed by
strain the plastic ' is also de
formed. When examined un
der polarized light the plastic
indicates the quantity and lo
cations of strain. .
MODERN ARTIFICIAL BREEDING
with
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OUR ORGANIZATION IS
DOMINATED BY PROFES
SIONAL PRIDE. EVERY
PHASE OF OUR BUSINESS
FROM THE SELECTION OF
THE SIRES TO THE FINAL
DELIVERY TO YOUR
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ROGUE VALLEY PROVED SIRE SERVICE
in the Miller lake area Jack
son county . 4-H forestry club
members viewed two rare
trees. : 1
Growing in the area, at the
head of Sturges creek on the
Applegate they found the' Mo
Nab cypress and the weeping
spruce or Brewer's spruce.
The cypress is a rare tree
growing in small groves in
northern California and south
ern Oregon. It is found on dry
rock ridges at the 5,000 foot
level, according to Glenn
Klein, county 4-H agent. Oc
casionally it is a cultivated
tree in western and, southern
Europe. In Oregon" it , will
grow 80 feet high. It grows
much smaller in California
and is rarely over 30 feet high
there.
The other tree is the weep
ing sprue also found in small
groves in northern California
Century Farmers
To Be Honored
; Descendants of Oregon farm
ers who established farms at
least a century ago will be
honored at the Oregon- State
Fair on Sept." 8, during the
second annual century farm
day ceremonies. . -
This year, 44 more century
farms will be recognized, to
join the 354 farms discovered
last year. The new century
farmers will receive an Ore
gon Historical society parch
ment from Gov. Mark Hat
field. Last year's century
farmers are invited to attend
the ceremonies. ,
The program is sponsored
by the State Department of
Agriculture and the historical
society, in cooperations with
the fair. ' : ' .. - ;-
at 7,000 feet elevations arid
some are. found at 4,000 to
5,000 feet in Oregon. It pre
fers high small hollows or
north slopes. It grows from
20 to 95 feet tall. :
The branches running from
the trunk to the ground are
ornamented with cord - like
branchlets hanging straight
down. This is considered the
rarest American spruce tree,
horticultural experts say. .'
Best all-around forestry, 'club
member on the overnight: 1, Mar
garet Hanson, Elk-Trail; 2, - Roy
Myers. Elk-Trail; Leonard Han
son, Elk-Trail; m, Jeff Fowler,
Phoenix: ""5. Steve Chapman". Talent;-6,
Roger Fowler, Phoenix; and
7, Glenda Albert. Elk-Trail, v -
Observation test or fires,-potting:
1, Roy Myers, Elk-Trail; 2, Jeff
Fowler. Phoenix; 3, Leonard Han
son. Elk-Trail; 4. Glenda Albert,
Elk-Trail; 5, (tie) Billy Bagley, Tal
ent, Steve Chapman, Talent; 6,
Roger Fowler.
Pacing contest: 1. Margaret Han
son, Elk-Trail; 2, Lois Rogers. Elk
Trail, Steve Chapman. Talent; 3,
Glenda Albert. Elk-Trail; 4. Roy
Myers. Elk-Trail; 5. Lorna Fowler,
Phoenix; 6, Leonard Hanson, -Elk-Trail.
Water boiling contest: 1. Roy
Myers, Elk-Traii; 2. Roger Fowler,
Phoenix; 3. Jeff Fowler. Phoenix;
4. Margaret Hanson. Elk-Trail; 5.
Steve Chapman, Talent; 6, Leonard
Hanson. Elk-Trail.
Forestry tree and shrub treasure
hunt: 1, Margaret Hanson, Elk
Trail; 2. Sam James, Talent; 3,
Glenda Albert, Elk-Trail; 4, Leo
nard -Hanson. Elk-Trail; 5. Steve
Chapman.' Talent; 6 (tie) Roy
Myers.- .Elk-Trail,. Jeff Fowler,
Phoenix-
Camp fire building contest: 1.
Glenda Albert. Elk-Trail; 2. Jeff
Fowler, Phoenix; 3. Lorna. Fowler,
Phoenix: 4. Lois Roger, Elk-Trail;
5, Roger Fowler, Phoenix; 6, Sam
James. Talent.
Camp fire extinguishing contest:
1, Margaret Hanson: 2. Leonard
Hanson; 3, Glenda Albert; 4th. Jeff
Fowler; 5, Billy Bagley; 6, Steve
Chapman. "
An average engagement
ring sold in the U.S. has a
diamond about one-fifth of a
carat. ' Some . diamonds are
brown, pink; or canary yel
low. - -
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... But, So Far, We've Bought
a Train of Grain 50 Cars Long!
THAT'S 2,000 TONS. Our new storage tanks completed in June saved the day! As it stands now we
are just about full up but we are shipping wheat to Portland in order to accommodate the growers
of other, grains.
We want to thank the growers
for . the fine job they did this
year in raising a bumper crop.
Quality has been excellent and
most growers have "earned a
premium price.-
There always is a quality
feed - for every need at
' your Grange Co-op.
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Feeders this year are going to be
assured of the finest quality feeds
from premium grains.
Remember
You don't have
to be a MEMBER
to trade at the
Grange Co-op and
SAVE!
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